Railroad-tie.



No. 728,028. PATENTED MAY 12,'1903. Q

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UNITED STATES- -Iatented May 12,

JESSE T. SHAW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,028, dated May 12,1903.

Application fi e ugust 4, 1902. Serial No. 118,316. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern; 7

Be it known that LJESSE T. SHAW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to-theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to railroad-ties, and particularly to metallicrailroad-ties, and embodies a tie so formed that it will brace the railsand also form when desired a rail-joint which will hold the meeting endsof rails together without the use of fish-plates.

As will be seen from the following description and claim, the tie issimply constructed and includes means for firmly attaching the railsthereto by the use of an integral brace and clip on the outside of therail and removable clips on the inside of the rails bolted to the tie.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the tie,and Fig. 2 a side elevation thereof. 7

Referring specifically to the drawings, the tie comprises a skeletonframe 6, the openings through which extend horizontally from side toside. Solid blocks '7 are formed at the places where the rails rest onthe tie, the rails being indicated at 8, and these blocks are extendedupwardly on the outside of the rails, as at 7 and are properly shaped tolie upon the base of the rail and against the web and head thereof,thereby forming rail-braces and clips for theoutside of the railDetachable clips 9 join the rails to the tie on the inside and are heldby bolts 10, which extend diagonally through the clips and through theblocks 7 under the rails, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Theheads of the bolts are preferably countersunk in the bottom of theblocks, and the clips are beveled, as at 9*, to be square with the nuts10 on the bolts. The slant of the bolts has the effect of binding orforcing the rails against the braces on the outside, and as the bracesare formed in one piece with the body of the tie spreading of the railsis effectively prevented.

The tie is preferably formed of cast-iron and is made in skeleton formfor the sake of cheapness and lightness. It may of course be made solidthroughout. and clips is ordinarily enough to stand the strain and holdthe rails, because the pressure is mainly received by the braces on theoutside.

In forming a joint the rails are made to meet at a tie, and they arehalved and lapped vertically, as shown at one end in Fig. 1. The ends ofboth rails thus rest on the tie and are clamped between the block, thebrace, and the clip. No fish-plates are necessary to hold the joint.

In laying the track the ties are sunk in the bed to the rails, orthereabout, and the few and simple parts permit cheap and rapidtrack-laying.

What I claim as new is A metallicn'ailroad-tie comprising a onepieceskeleton frame having solid blocks under the rails and integral clipsand braces for the outside of the rails, said frame being opentransversely from end to end except at the blocks, detachable clips forthe inside of the rails, and bolts for the clips extending diagonallythrough the blocks from top to bottom of the tie, substantially asdescribed.

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE T. SHAW.

Witnesses:

NELLIE FELTSKOG, H. G. BATCHELOR.

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